List of 2012 box office number-one films in the United States
Appearance
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2012.[1]
Number-one films
[edit]# | Weekend end date | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 8, 2012 | The Devil Inside | $33,732,515 | [2] | |
2 | January 15, 2012 | Contraband | $24,349,815 | [3][4] | |
3 | January 22, 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | $25,306,725 | [5] | |
4 | January 29, 2012 | The Grey | $19,665,101 | [6] | |
5 | February 5, 2012 | Chronicle | $22,004,098 | [7] | |
6 | February 12, 2012 | The Vow | $41,202,458 | The Vow broke Hitch's record ($7.5 million) for the highest mid-week Valentine's Day gross with $11.6 million. | [8] |
7 | February 19, 2012 | Safe House | $23,641,575 | Safe House reached #1 in its second weekend of release. | [9][10] |
8 | February 26, 2012 | Act of Valor | $24,476,632 | [11] | |
9 | March 4, 2012 | The Lorax | $70,217,070 | The Lorax broke Tangled's records ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film and for an animated musical film. | [12] |
10 | March 11, 2012 | $38,846,020 | [13] | ||
11 | March 18, 2012 | 21 Jump Street | $36,302,612 | [14] | |
12 | March 25, 2012 | The Hunger Games | $152,535,747 | The Hunger Games broke Alice in Wonderland's records ($116.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in March, for a non-sequel, and for a spring release. It also broke The Twilight Saga: New Moon's record ($142.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. | [15] |
13 | April 1, 2012 | $58,551,063 | [16] | ||
14 | April 8, 2012 | $33,111,557 | [17][18] | ||
15 | April 15, 2012 | $21,096,824 | The Hunger Games became the first film since Avatar to top the box office for four consecutive weekends. It also became the first film since The Help to top the box office in its fourth weekend. | [19] | |
16 | April 22, 2012 | Think Like a Man | $33,636,303 | [20] | |
17 | April 29, 2012 | $17,604,141 | [21] | ||
18 | May 6, 2012 | The Avengers | $207,438,708 | The Avengers broke Spider-Man 3's record ($151.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in May. It also broke The Dark Knight's record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's records ($169.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a summer release, a 3D film, and of all-time. It also became the first film to gross $200 million in one weekend. The Avengers had the highest weekend debut of 2012. | [22] |
19 | May 13, 2012 | $103,052,274 | The Avengers broke Avatar's record ($75.6 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all-time, and also became the first film to gross $100 million in its second weekend of release. | [23] | |
20 | May 20, 2012 | $55,644,102 | The Avengers broke The Dark Knight's record (27 days) for the fastest film to reach $450 million domestically. | [24] | |
21 | May 27, 2012 | Men in Black 3 | $54,592,779 | [25][26] | |
22 | June 3, 2012 | Snow White & the Huntsman | $56,217,700 | [27] | |
23 | June 10, 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $60,316,738 | [28] | |
24 | June 17, 2012 | $34,055,474 | [29] | ||
25 | June 24, 2012 | Brave | $66,323,594 | [30] | |
26 | July 1, 2012 | Ted | $54,415,205 | Ted broke The Hangover's record ($45 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original R-rated comedy. | [31] |
27 | July 8, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $62,004,688 | The Amazing Spider-Man's $35 million Tuesday gross broke Transformers' record ($27.8 million) for the highest Tuesday gross of all time. | [32] |
28 | July 15, 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $46,629,259 | [33] | |
29 | July 22, 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | $160,887,295 | The Dark Knight Rises's $2.3 million midnight gross in IMAX broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's record ($2 million) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. It also broke The Dark Knight's record ($158.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-3D film. | [34] |
30 | July 29, 2012 | $62,101,451 | [35] | ||
31 | August 5, 2012 | $35,737,330 | [36] | ||
32 | August 12, 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | $38,142,825 | [37] | |
33 | August 19, 2012 | The Expendables 2 | $28,591,370 | [38] | |
34 | August 26, 2012 | $13,423,579 | [39] | ||
35 | September 2, 2012 | The Possession | $17,732,480 | [40][41] | |
36 | September 9, 2012 | $9,317,472 | [42] | ||
37 | September 16, 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | $21,052,227 | [43] | |
38 | September 23, 2012 | End of Watch | $13,152,683 | Initial estimates had End of Watch tied with House at the End of the Street. | [44] |
39 | September 30, 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | $42,522,194 | Hotel Transylvania broke Sweet Home Alabama's record ($35.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. | [45] |
40 | October 7, 2012 | Taken 2 | $49,514,769 | [46][47] | |
41 | October 14, 2012 | $21,873,127 | [48] | ||
42 | October 21, 2012 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $29,003,866 | [49] | |
43 | October 28, 2012 | Argo | $12,085,059 | Argo reached #1 in its third weekend of release. | [50] |
44 | November 4, 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | $49,038,712 | Wreck-It Ralph broke Tangled's record ($48.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. | [51] |
45 | November 11, 2012 | Skyfall | $88,364,714 | Skyfall broke Austin Powers in Goldmember's record ($73 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. | [52] |
46 | November 18, 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | $141,067,634 | [53] | |
47 | November 25, 2012 | $43,641,448 | [54] | ||
48 | December 2, 2012 | $17,416,362 | [55] | ||
49 | December 9, 2012 | Skyfall | $10,780,201 | Skyfall reclaimed the #1 spot in its fifth weekend of release, making it the first film since How to Train Your Dragon to take the top spot in its fifth weekend. | [56] |
50 | December 16, 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $84,617,303 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey broke I Am Legend's record ($77.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in December. | [57] |
51 | December 23, 2012 | $36,888,365 | [58][59] | ||
52 | December 30, 2012 | $31,926,068 | [60][61] |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Calendar Gross
[edit]Highest-grossing films of 2012 by Calendar Gross[62]
In-Year Release
[edit]Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | The Avengers | Disney | $623,357,910 |
2. | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. | $448,139,099 |
3. | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate | $408,010,692 |
4. | Skyfall | Sony | $304,360,277 |
5. | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Warner Bros. | $303,003,568 |
6. | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Summit | $292,324,737 |
7. | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony | $262,030,663 |
8. | Brave | Disney | $237,283,207 |
9. | Ted | Universal | $218,815,487 |
10. | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Paramount | $216,391,482 |
G | Beauty and the Beast (3-D Re-issue) |
PG | Brave |
PG-13 | The Avengers |
R | Ted |
See also
[edit]- List of American films — American films by year
- List of box office number-one films
References
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